Verse 40

{ "verseID": "Psalms.18.40", "source": "וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃", "text": "And *te'azreni* *chayil* for the *milchamah* *tachri'a* *qamay* *tachtay*.", "grammar": { "*te'azreni*": "piel imperfect with waw-consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and you girded me", "*chayil*": "masculine singular noun - strength", "*milchamah*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the battle", "*tachri'a*": "hifil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will make bow", "*qamay*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - those rising against me", "*tachtay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - under me" }, "variants": { "*te'azreni*": "you girded me/you armed me/you equipped me", "*chayil*": "strength/might/power", "*milchamah*": "battle/war/combat", "*tachri'a*": "you will make bow/you will subdue/you will bring down", "*qamay*": "those rising against me/my adversaries/those who stand against me" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 21:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.21.12", "source": "‫כִּי־נָט֣וּ עָלֶ֣יךָ רָעָ֑ה חָֽשְׁב֥וּ מְ֝זִמָּ֗ה בַּל־יוּכָֽלוּ׃‬", "text": "For *nāṭû* against-you *rāʿāh* *ḥāšəbû* *məzimmāh* *bal*-*yûkālû*", "grammar": { "*nāṭû*": "3rd person common plural Qal perfect + conjunction ki - for they stretched out/extended", "against-you": "preposition ʿal + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - against you", "*rāʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - evil", "*ḥāšəbû*": "3rd person common plural Qal perfect - they planned/devised", "*məzimmāh*": "feminine singular noun - plot/scheme", "*bal*": "negative particle - not", "*yûkālû*": "3rd person masculine plural Qal imperfect - they will prevail/succeed" }, "variants": { "*nāṭû*": "stretched out/extended/inclined", "*rāʿāh*": "evil/harm/calamity", "*ḥāšəbû*": "planned/devised/schemed", "*məzimmāh*": "plot/scheme/device", "*yûkālû*": "prevail/succeed/be able" } }
  • Ps 94:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.94.23", "source": "וַיָּ֤שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם ׀ אֶת־אוֹנָ֗ם וּבְרָעָתָ֥ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ", "text": "*wayyāšeb* upon-them *ʾet*-*ʾônām* *û-bərāʿātām* *yaṣmîtēm* *yaṣmîtēm* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhênû*", "grammar": { "*wayyāšeb*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil, imperfect, consecutive, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he will return", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person, masculine, plural pronominal suffix - upon them", "*ʾet-ʾônām*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person, masculine, plural pronominal suffix - their iniquity", "*û-bərāʿātām*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person, masculine, plural pronominal suffix - and in their evil", "*yaṣmîtēm*": "verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + 3rd person, masculine, plural pronominal suffix - he will destroy them", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine, plural + 1st person, plural pronominal suffix - our God" }, "variants": { "*yāšeb*": "will return/will bring back/will repay", "*ʾônām*": "their iniquity/their wickedness", "*rāʿātām*": "their evil/their wickedness", "*yaṣmîtēm*": "will destroy them/will annihilate them/will cut them off", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "our God/our deity" } }